#android

#android

The Ultraloq Bolt NFC smart lock is receiving a free upgrade that enables near-field communication (NFC) tap-to-unlock with compatible Android phones. The model currently supports Apple's Home Key, which lets you tap-to-unlock with an iPhone. The update makes it one of the first locks to offer the functionality across both iOS and Android, without requiring the phone to be unlocked or specific apps to be running. The ability comes via a free software upgrade to the U Home app, available now in the Google Play Store.

Google giveth - and Google taketh away. If there's one thing we've learned as Android-adoring animals over the years, it's that you can't ever fully count on Google to stick with something forever. The company pivots, rebrands, and eradicates apps and options as often as I eat waffles (which, conveniently enough, seems to be roughly once every few months). And sometimes, that means something genuinely useful that you rely on and appreciate suddenly ceases to exist.

What this means is that, if there is an application that Google does not like, be it because it does not conform to its policies, politics or economic incentives, they can simply keep you from running that application on your own device. They are locking down Android devices from running applications not with their purview. The ask? All developers, whether submitting their apps through the Play store or not, need to give their personal information to Google.

If you ask a podcast aficionado for a recommendation, there's a good chance they'll say Pocket Casts. It's got a clean, intuitive interface that makes managing your subscriptions a breeze.

Chrome's new PDF editor allows for basic modifications like marking up, highlighting, and erasing directly within the Android browser, fulfilling simple document needs.

Google is developing a new Linux terminal app that runs a full Debian environment, enabling developers to build Android apps directly on their devices.

The bug was caused by a beta version of the Android System WebView component. This has been fixed in the latest version released by Google on the Play Store, v139.0.7258.51 from July 23.

The Blaze Dragon will launch on July 25 and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset with 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage.

AI tools are transforming the interviewing process for job seekers, implementing efficiency through advances in technology and enhancing candidate experiences during recruitment.

Android has long had a native system for managing display rotation, but its performance has often left users frustrated with inconsistent behavior during orientation changes.

Packet enables seamless file transfers between Linux desktops and Android devices over the same wireless network using Quick Share for easy connectivity and file sharing.

"Combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform...I'm very interested in how people are using their laptops these days and what they're getting done."